Martin Nets 1,000th Career Point in 73-66 Loss to Wingate

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Needing just two points to
become the 14th member of Georgia College & State
University men's basketball's 1,000-point club, senior Graham Martin
(Marietta, Ga.) hit for 18 points in a 73-66 loss to
Wingate University in day one of the Hampton Inn & Suites
Holiday Classic. The Bobcats fall to 6-2 with the loss, while the
Bulldogs climb to a 7-4 record.

Martin needed just 44 seconds to net his 1,000th
career point, getting a layup on the team's first possession. He
had seven rebounds to go with his 18 points, his eighth
double-digit scoring effort this season.

Odell Turner had 18 points and 13 boards for the Bulldogs, aided
by 12 points from Quan Alexander.

The Bobcats led as late as 2:24 left in the game, as Aquino
stuffed home a dunk off a pass from Martin for a 66-65 lead.
Georgia College missed its final six shots from the field, allowing
Wingate to close out the game 8-0 after that dunk.

The Bobcats out-shot and out-rebounded their opponents tonight,
hitting 44 percent (24-54) to 35 percent (22-63) and ripping down
44 boards to 41. The trouble came in the turnover department, as
the Bobcats had 19, causing nine, allowing for a 23-8 deficit in
points off turnovers. Wingate also went to the charity stripe 34
times, compared to GCSU's 18.

Martin now has 1,016 points in his four-year career, standing 70
behind Stan Lynn (1988-90) for 13th
place. He also moved ahead of Mike Brown (1994-96)
in career three-point field goals with 132. With seven assists
tonight, Rowland moves ahead of Shejdie Childs
(2005-07) to seventh in the school's career assists list.
He is 16 behind Bryan Harrison (2004-06) in sixth.

The Bobcats will look for the tournament split tomorrow, facing
Voorhees College at 3 p.m. Georgia College returns home Jan. 13 to
take on Georgia Southwestern State University at 7:30 p.m.

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